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Anwar’s ex-rival backs Malaysia’s budget. Will Muhyiddin become PM’s election partner?

The former prime minister who helped bring down Anwar Ibrahim’s political alliance six years ago has now agreed to back his government in parliament, in a surprise deal struck just before the passage of Malaysia’s 2027 budget at its first voting stage on Thursday. Muhyiddin Yassin, who governed Malaysia from 2020 to 2021, joined 12 other opposition and independent lawmakers in pledging support…

Anwar’s ex-rival backs Malaysia’s budget. Will Muhyiddin become PM’s election partner?

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